Liverpool have announced that Nathaniel Phillips is to return to Anfield in January from his Stuttgart loan and will be eligible for Jurgen Klopp’s charges starting with the FA Cup third-round tie.
A number of Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to comment on the news that Nathaniel Phillips is to return to Anfield from his loan at Stuttgart.
On Friday, the Reds official website announced that the 22-year-old defender will come back to Merseyside at the beginning of January and be eligible for their matches, starting with the FA Cup tie against Everton on 5 January.
Jurgen Klopp is down to just two fit centre-backs in Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk, with Dejan Lovren sidelined by a hamstring injury and Joel Matip recovering from a knee problem, so it would appear that Phillips is returning to Merseyside to provide cover.
The Stuttgart website, meanwhile, added that they and Liverpool have agreed to look into the possibility of Phillips – who was originally set for a season-long loan – going back to the German second-tier club at the end of their winter break.
Here is what some Liverpool fans made of the Premier League club’s announcement:
Phillips, who has made 11 appearances for Stuttgart, arrived at Liverpool just before the start of the 2016-17 season following a successful trial with the club’s academy, having previously spent time at Bolton, has captained the Reds Under-23s, and recently signed a long-term deal at Anfield (Liverpool website).
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